NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1989
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Precip
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Rank:
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*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
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Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 7.38in | 3.34in | 126 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 4.02in | -0.40in | 64 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 3.55in | -1.12in | 44 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 6.01in | 1.99in | 113 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 3.32in | -1.31in | 32 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 3.58in | -1.57in | 29 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 6.65in | 2.76in | 128 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 7.38in | 3.46in | 130 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 5.79in | 1.92in | 117 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 5.35in | 1.41in | 107 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 3.83in | -0.86in | 47 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 4.11in | -0.65in | 56 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 5.39in | 1.11in | 99 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 4.19in | -0.59in | 57 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 8.83in | 4.98in | 130 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 7.43in | 3.45in | 128 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 5.99in | 2.06in | 117 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 3.86in | -0.68in | 55 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 6.42in | 2.42in | 118 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 6.64in | 0.27in | 82 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 8.10in | 4.14in | 130 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 6.37in | -0.14in | 74 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 4.14in | -0.63in | 59 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 5.35in | 1.41in | 110 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 6.27in | 2.34in | 123 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 6.06in | 2.22in | 121 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 8.82in | 5.02in | 130 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 9.25in | 5.41in | 130 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 5.52in | 1.33in | 106 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 5.06in | 0.79in | 98 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 5.88in | 1.89in | 113 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 6.83in | 2.88in | 124 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 7.07in | 3.13in | 128 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 5.02in | 0.91in | 103 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 6.50in | 2.47in | 123 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 4.85in | 0.21in | 79 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 8.85in | 4.92in | 130 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 6.26in | -0.33in | 75 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 6.96in | 2.97in | 123 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 6.33in | 2.40in | 125 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 6.34in | 2.32in | 116 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 7.78in | 3.91in | 130 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 6.58in | 2.67in | 125 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 4.91in | -0.52in | 63 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 5.06in | -0.60in | 62 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 8.34in | 4.40in | 130 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 6.17in | 2.32in | 121 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 7.80in | 3.83in | 128 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 4.28in | -0.15in | 74 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 6.05in | -0.44in | 69 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 6.96in | 3.04in | 128 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 5.93in | 1.95in | 116 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 6.29in | 2.34in | 122 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 6.29in | 2.33in | 120 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 4.26in | -0.34in | 65 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 4.56in | -0.66in | 58 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 6.09in | -0.56in | 68 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 3.44in | -0.95in | 38 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 6.58in | 2.68in | 126 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 5.28in | 0.93in | 99 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 3.88in | -0.84in | 49 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 6.36in | 2.25in | 115 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 6.38in | 2.36in | 122 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 7.22in | 3.26in | 129 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 6.01in | 2.02in | 115 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 8.14in | 4.27in | 130 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 5.78in | 1.76in | 113 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 6.99in | 2.98in | 121 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 6.78in | 2.89in | 127 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 8.66in | 4.78in | 130 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 5.63in | 1.65in | 109 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 8.40in | 4.47in | 130 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 6.36in | 2.50in | 119 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 6.14in | 2.26in | 124 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 5.09in | -0.46in | 64 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 5.97in | 1.85in | 111 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 5.86in | 1.87in | 114 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 5.52in | 1.75in | 114 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 5.70in | 1.68in | 113 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 5.07in | 0.76in | 92 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 4.48in | -0.51in | 62 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 5.97in | 2.09in | 120 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 5.74in | 1.91in | 119 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 6.34in | 2.15in | 115 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 4.45in | 0.27in | 84 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 4.26in | -0.06in | 73 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 5.86in | -0.53in | 68 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 6.11in | -0.78in | 64 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 7.97in | 4.05in | 129 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 6.80in | 2.73in | 119 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 6.91in | 2.92in | 123 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 6.16in | 2.23in | 117 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 7.35in | 3.46in | 128 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 7.22in | 3.27in | 128 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 3.41in | -1.52in | 30 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 6.21in | 2.28in | 122 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 4.23in | -0.32in | 64 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 7.20in | 3.26in | 129 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 4.04in | -0.18in | 78 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 4.06in | -0.80in | 51 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published September 2025, retrieved on September 18, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
